Sports headlines for Sunday May 7, 1972:

• Houston Golf Finale Postponed By Rain
• Pearson 1st In Wild 500 At Talladega

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   1972 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (8-11) 4 10 1 8 Baltimore Orioles (10-7) 5 9 1 6 Win: Pat Dobson (3-2)   Loss: Bruce Dal Canton (1-2)   Save: Eddie Watt (2) T: 2:11   Att: 12,149 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (12-3) 8 14 4 10 Boston Red Sox (4-10) 4 6 1 10 Win: Dick Woodson (3-0)   Loss: Luis Tiant (0-1)   Save: Wayne Granger (3) T: 2:52   Att: 11,747 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (4-10) 5 9 0 7 California Angels (7-10) 2 6 2 6 Win: Bill Parsons (2-2)   Loss: Rickey Clark (2-2)   Save: Ken Sanders (4) T: 2:28   Att: 7,940 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (9-8) 0 3 2 4 Cleveland Indians (10-7) 3 8 0 7 Win: Milt Wilcox (4-2)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (2-4) T: 2:19   Att: 7,926 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (8-10) 4 11 1 9 Detroit Tigers (10-6) 7 9 1 11 Win: Mickey Lolich (5-1)   Loss: Dick Bosman (1-4) T: 2:58   Att: 9,855 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (5-11) 5 13 4 10 Oakland A's (10-4) 7 8 2 6 Win: Joe Horlen (1-0)   Loss: Steve Kline (1-1)   Save: Darold Knowles (1) T: 2:23   Att: 12,347 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10) 9 12 1 6 Cincinnati Reds (8-11) 6 8 1 4 Win: Nelson Briles (2-0)   Loss: Jack Billingham (0-5)   Save: Bob Moose (1) T: 2:30   Att: 19,281 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (12-8) 0 10 1 13 Montreal Expos (11-6) 1 3 0 10 Win: Mike Marshall (3-0)   Loss: Pete Richert (0-1) T: 3:30   Att: 22,003 at Parc Jarry Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (9-12) 6 10 6 5 New York Mets (12-6) 8 11 0 11 Win: Tug McGraw (1-0)   Loss: Ed Acosta (1-1) T: 2:51   Att: 21,906 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (7-15) 3 7 1 3 Philadelphia Phillies (13-7) 8 11 0 4 Win: Steve Carlton (5-1)   Loss: Ron Bryant (0-2) T: 2:20   Att: 44,880 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (8-13) 4 10 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (8-11) 5 13 2 7 Win: Reggie Cleveland (3-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (3-3) T: 1:57   Att: 11,773 at Busch Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 11. Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field

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